#256 ~ Legends of a Suicide

Legend of a Suicide by author David Vann Published by: HarperCollins Published on: March, 2010 Page Count: 240 Genre: General Fiction My Reading Format: Review copy sent from the publisher Available Formats: Paperback, eBook To Keep In Mind: There is a section in one of the stories that contains extremely graphic imagery that may make [...]

Authors, Mental Illness, and Suicide

I just read an article from Globe and Mail revealing for the first time apparently, that L.M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables, committed suicide at the age of 67 through a drug overdose.  The author suffered through a great deal of depression during her life.  Reading this made me very sad.  She [...]

My Grandmother’s Journal

It is with great pleasure that I announce The Literate Housewife Review’s very first guest post by Diana M. Raab, the author of Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal. I hope that you enjoy her reflections on her grandmother and how she encouraged the young writer in Diana: At the age of ten years [...]

#84 ~ Regina’s Closet

Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal by Diana M. Raab If ever there was a granddaughter who loved her grandmother, Diana M. Raab is that granddaughter. In her book, she lovingly weaves a memorial to her grandmother Regina through her own remembrances as the precious journal Raab’s mother found in the closet, decades after [...]

#50 ~ Fight Club

Fight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk Throughout the year I’ve been talking with people at work about the books I’ve been reading. Two of my co-workers mentioned Fight Club. I’ve never had a desire to read this book or see the movie. They are six and 13 years younger than me respectively and I [...]

#04 ~ Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult I love Jodi Picoult. The last time I finished one of her books I suffered withdrawal symptoms because I didn’t have another one waiting in the wings. So it was surprising to me as I began this book that I was growing tired of her. I actually was wishing I’d [...]